Injury Prevention Program Grant

Required Letter of Intent Deadline : Friday, December 20, 2019

Application Period: Monday, December 23, 2019 – Friday, February 7, 2020

 

1.  ABOUT THE INJURY PREVENTION GRANT

The Georgia Trauma Commission in partnership with the Georgia Trauma Foundation is initiating a grant program that seeks to reduce the burden of injury in Georgia. To realize this goal, we are awarding several grants that will catalyze and advance priorities that address the top mechanisms of injury Georgia: falls, transportation injury, and intentional injury. Successful proposals will be data-driven and leverage community partnerships to provide evidence-based or evidence-informed injury prevention programming targeting at-risk populations. We will prioritize programs that demonstrate:

  1. Engagement of trauma system, community and professional partners

  2. Cost effectiveness

  3. Ease of replication and sustainability in a variety of settings

 

2.  GRANT ELIGIBILITY

Any organization or agency in and serving residents of the state of Georgia able to receive funds.

 

3. FUNDING:

  • Award amount: $10,000 to $30,000 in total costs, which include up to 10% indirect cost allocation.

  • Award duration: 12-18 months from receipt of funds, with a possible no-cost extension.

 

4.  APPLICATION PROCESS:

Key Dates

  • A Letter of Intent is required to be considered for a grant. Letters of intent should be submitted to Lori Mabry via email to lori@georgiatraumafoundation.org by Friday, December 20, 2019 at 5 pm EST. Each submission should be a single PDF.

  • Full proposals should be submitted online at georgiatraumafoundation.org/preventiongrant by Friday, February 7, 2020 at 5 pm EST.

  • Awards will be announced in March.

 

5.  LETTER OF INTENT

Letters of Intents (LOIs) are required and are due Friday, December 20, 2019 at 5 pm EST. LOI’S will not be used to prevent full application submission, they are only a guide to prepare for the review process.

LOIs must include:

  • Title of the program

  • The name(s), affiliation(s), and email address(es) of the Principal Leader(s)

  • Names and affiliations of partners and/or organizations, if any

  • A 30-line abstract of the proposed program (Arial, 11-point font; 0.5-inch margins; single -spaced)

 

6. REVIEW PROCESS

Experts in the fields of injury prevention will conduct a blind review and score applications based on programs that:

  • use a data-driven approach based on sources that may include trauma registry, hospital administrative data, public health or population data.

  • address major causes of injury in Georgia using evidence-based or evidence-informed strategies.

  • have an evaluation plan to measure the impact and disseminate these findings to further the field of knowledge.

  • are relevant across the state of Georgia or specific to regional needs within the State.

 

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